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Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Date Program Tables are updated: 8/31/23

 

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Internship Program Admissions

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program's policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

The Texas Tech University Student Counseling Center Doctoral Internship is an APA-accredited internship for doctoral students in either counseling or clinical psychology.  The program offers training in individual, couples, and group therapy; personality assessment; and provision of clinical supervision; along with opportunities to specialize through optional rotations.  The 2023-2024 training year also introduces a new sports psychology track.  We provide a supportive atmosphere of professionals who are enthusiastic about training and supervision. We believe it is important for interns to develop awareness and reflection about themselves, their identities, and their experiences as these aspects impact who they are as psychologists.


Applicants for both tracks should have completed all coursework toward their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology prior to starting the internship, including at least 350 hours of practicum Intervention experience. Applicants are required to have passed comprehensive exams and to have their dissertation proposal approved by the ranking deadline. Previous counseling center experience is desired. 
Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours
 		   yes Amount: 350 hours
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours   no Amount: 
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
Applicant must be from an APA accredited doctoral program in either counseling or clinical psychology and have completed all doctoral coursework prior to the beginning of the internship.  Any comprehensive exams must be passed and dissertation proposal approved by the ranking deadline. Finally, previous counseling center experience is also required.

 

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns    $35,548
Stipend/Salary for Part-time Interns     N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for interns?                                Yes No
If access to medical insurance is provided:    
       Trainee contribution to cost is required?  Yes No
      Coverage of family member(s) is available?    Yes No
      Coverage of legally married partner available?  Yes No
      Coverage of domestic partner available?    Yes No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)   96 hours
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave  96 hours
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?  Yes No
Other benefits (please describe): Forty (40) hours of professional leave (dissertation defense, job interviews, etc.), as well as optional dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.  Approximately 13 university holidays, Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, and attendance at the Texas Counseling Center Internship Conference (at no cost to the intern).    

*Note: Programs are not required by the Commision on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table. 

Initial Post-Internship Positions

(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts)

  2020-2022
Total # of Interns in the 3 Cohorts 12

Total # of Interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree  

 0
  PD EP
Academic teaching PD = 0 EP = 2
Community health center PD = 0 EP = 0
Consortium PD = 0 EP = 0
University counseling center PD = 0  EP = 6
Hospital/Medical Center PD = 0 EP = 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System PD = 0 EP = 0
Psychiatric facility PD = 0 EP = 0
Correctional facility PD = 0 EP = 0
Health maintenance organization PD = 0 EP = 0
School district/system PD = 0 EP = 0
Independent practice setting PD = 1 EP = 3
Other PD = 0 EP = 0
* Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time.  For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.
Office of Program Commission and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
Date Program Tables were Updated: 8/31/2023

 

 

 

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